The artistic ice-carving event includes LED-lit sculptures, tunnels, slides, fountains and more.
Ice carving is big in Colorado, but it’s getting even bigger this weekend as Ice Castles opens in a newly expanded pair of locations — with about 40 million pounds of ice in tow.Simple fixes give after-dinner cocktails some holiday flair.
Here are 5 recipes from the pros The installation, which is also setting up this year in Utah, Minnesota and New Hampshire, presents “frozen attractions” built with hundreds of thousands of icicles “hand-placed by professional ice artists,” according to its website. That comes out to about 20 million pounds per location. “The castles include breathtaking LED-lit sculptures, frozen thrones, ice-carved tunnels, slides, fountains and much more.” This year, Ice Castles is returning for its second event in Cripple Creek, with a new location popping up in Eagle. Each installation covers about an acre, And they’re not waiting too long, given how close we are to Christmas: Cripple Creek opens first — at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19 — followed by Eagle, at 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20. The events run through Feb. 23, 2025, which happens to be the closing date of Tickets for the all-ages attractions are $23-$29 for peak pricing, and $16-$21 for off-peak. Reserve a spot on their calendar at When the Buffalo Bill store atop Lookout Mountain closes Dec. 31, it will end a Colorado family legacy One Colorado county’s property values just plummeted. Here’s why officials aren’t panicking amid oil booms and busts. One Colorado county's property values just plummeted. Here's why officials aren't panicking amid oil booms and busts. Renck: Broncos won, but Bad Bo Nix and Stubborn Sean Payton both have to be better, or they won’t finish the job Renck: Broncos won, but Bad Bo Nix and Stubborn Sean Payton both have to be better, or they won't finish the jobHow it happened: Broncos beat Colts, secure first winning season since 2016Denver's most heartbreaking restaurant closures of 2024 Broncos four downs: Marvin Mims Jr., Nik Bonitto and Denver end seven seasons of losing football at Mile High Keeler: CU Buffs' Travis Hunter wins 2024 Heisman Trophy, cements legacy as greatest Buffs football playerRockies' Kris Bryant: "I'm at peace with what I'm seeing" amid offseason quest to get healthy‘Simply unaffordable’: What’s driving the high cost of living in Connecticut
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